Googie Withers

Googie Withers

1917-03-12 Karachi, British India 52 Credits

Biography

Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO was a British entertainer who had a lengthy career in theatre, film, and television.

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Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

2002

as Self

6.8
Acting

This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War I...

Shine

Shine

1996

as Katharine Susannah Prichard

7.4
Acting

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Country Life

Country Life

1994

as Hannah

5.6
Acting

Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-...

Ending Up

1989

as Marigold

Acting

A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends i...

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

1987

as Mrs Allen

5.6
Acting

A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine ...

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

1986

as Interviewee

5.0
Acting

Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.

Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

1986

as Mrs. Pusey

4.0
Acting

Romantic novelist Edith Hope so horrifies her friends that they banish her to the solitude of a Swiss hotel. She decides to work out her exile by obse...

Time After Time

Time After Time

1986

as Leda Klein

Acting

'Oh I was naughty. And I'm still naughty so take care.' And so Leda was, all those years ago when she was the childhood friend of Jasper and his three...

Nickel Queen

Nickel Queen

1971

Acting

Nickel Queen was an Australian comedy film released in 1971 starring Googie Withers and directed by her husband John McCallum. The story was loosely b...

Port of Escape

Port of Escape

1956

as Anne Stirling

5.4
Acting

Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, comm...

Devil on Horseback

1954

as Mrs. Cadell

Acting

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

Derby Day

Derby Day

1952

as Betty Molloy

6.5
Acting

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and co...

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Sitter in Bath Studio

6.3
Acting

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to i...

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

as Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. Th...

White Corridors

White Corridors

1951

as Dr. Sophie Dean

6.6
Acting

White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story concentrates on the day-to-day activities in a bus...

Traveller's Joy

Traveller's Joy

1950

as Bumble Pelham

5.7
Acting

A divorced couple, living hand-to-mouth in Stockholm, must first pay their hotel bill before returning to England. To raise the necessary funds, they ...

Night and the City

Night and the City

1950

as Helen Nosseross

7.5
Acting

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed...

Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

1949

as Carol Gilbert

6.0
Acting

An officer's wife has a romantic dream about her husband's man (servant) and comes to believe it is true. Meanwhile the husband has asked his servant ...

Miranda

Miranda

1948

as Clare Martin

6.2
Acting

A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.

It Always Rains on Sunday

It Always Rains on Sunday

1947

as Rose Sandigate

6.6
Acting

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

The Loves of Joanna Godden

The Loves of Joanna Godden

1947

as Joanna Godden

7.0
Acting

Joanna Godden falls heir to a farm when her father dies.

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Pink String and Sealing Wax

1945

as Pearl Bond

6.3
Acting

Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkar...

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

as Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

7.2
Acting

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. D...

They Came to a City

They Came to a City

1944

as Alice

6.0
Acting

People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city

On Approval

On Approval

1944

as Helen Hale

6.9
Acting

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away ...

The Silver Fleet

The Silver Fleet

1943

as Helène van Leyden

6.0
Acting

Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to fo...

We Serve

1942

Acting

Training film for officers of the ATS, encouraging compassion and understanding for the young woman in their charge.

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

as Jo de Vries

6.6
Acting

On its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down over Nazi-held Holland. Parachuting into Dutch farmlands ...

Back-Room Boy

Back-Room Boy

1942

as Bobbie

6.4
Acting

Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up ...

Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon

1940

as Polly

5.5
Acting

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the ol...

She Couldn't Say No

1939

as Dora

Acting

A woman arranges a burglary to try to recover a stolen diary with compromising details written in it.

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1939

as Alice Forrest

5.0
Acting

John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a fo...

Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

1939

as Mary Brown

6.7
Acting

Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing ...

Dead Men Are Dangerous

Dead Men Are Dangerous

1939

4.0
Acting

Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the m...

Murder in Soho

Murder in Soho

1939

as Lola Matthews

5.0
Acting

A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938

as Blanche

7.4
Acting

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befrien...

Convict 99

Convict 99

1938

as Lottie

6.8
Acting

A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened crimi...

Strange Boarders

Strange Boarders

1938

as Elsie

Acting

Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a Lo...

Kate Plus Ten

Kate Plus Ten

1938

as Lady Moya

Acting

Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?

Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two

1937

as Miki

5.0
Acting

A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.

The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

1937

5.9
Acting

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks invol...

Action for Slander

Action for Slander

1937

as Mary

Acting

A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.

Pearls Bring Tears

Pearls Bring Tears

1937

as Doreen

5.0
Acting

About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to then go missing.

Accused

Accused

1936

as Ninette Duval

Acting

Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later ...

Crime Over London

Crime Over London

1936

as Miss Dupres

6.0
Acting

With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.

Crown v. Stevens

Crown v. Stevens

1936

as Ella Levine

6.3
Acting

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after he...

She Knew What She Wanted

1936

as Dora

Acting
All at Sea

All at Sea

1936

as Daphne Tomkins

Acting

When mild mannered Joe comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attrac...

Dark World

1935

as Annie

Acting

British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus.

Her Last Affaire

Her Last Affaire

1935

as Effie

6.0
Acting

Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation with his employer's wife in order to get the proof h...

The Love Test

The Love Test

1935

as Minnie

6.0
Acting

Romance set in a chemical factory.

The Girl in the Crowd

1935

as Sally

Acting

“Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first a...